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SLA Members Move Out of Libraries
SLA Members Move Out of Libraries
The 2003 SLA Annual Salary Survey Reveals

SLA Members Continue to Move Out of Libraries

As the information field changes, so do the roles and work settings of information professionals. According to the 2003 SLA Annual Salary Survey, as many as 18% of the Canadian and U.S. SLA members surveyed do not work in a library or information resource center. This compares with 13% in 1999.

What are they doing? Where do they work? The survey found:

  • 18% of respondents indicated they do not, and 82% indicated they do, work in a library or information resource center.

When Examined by Detailed Industry:

  • 5.0% of those not working in libraries are in the Publishing: Database & Directory, Software industry, compared to 0.2% of those that do work in libraries.

  • 2.5% of those not working in libraries are in the Computer Systems Design industry, compared to 0.4% of those that do work in libraries.
  • 3.5% of those not working in libraries are in the Other Information Services (Brokers) industry, compared to 0.3% of those that do work in libraries.
  • 2.2% of those not working in libraries are in the Consortiums, Cooperative Libraries industry, compared to 0.4% of those that do work in libraries.
When examined by Primary Responsibility:
  • 8.1% of those not working in libraries do Analysis as their primary responsibility, compared 0.7% of those that do work in libraries.
  • 3.4% of those not working in libraries do Information Product/Database Development as their primary responsibility, compared 1.0% of those that do work in libraries.
  • 3.8% of those not working in libraries do Knowledge Management as their primary responsibility, compared 2.5% of those that do work in libraries.
  • 4.1% of those not working in libraries do Records Management as their primary responsibility, compared 0.7% of those that do work in libraries.

Analysis based on the 1999 Salary Survey

Other 2003 SLA Salary Survey information

Executive Summary and ordering instructions

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